Month: March 2008

Selected New Acquisitions This Week

Se, jie = Lust, caution – DVD 4010She’s gotta have it – DVD 4008The boxer – DVD 4007My left foot – DVD 4006A room with a view – DVD 4005Lake of fire – DVD 4000Fabulous: the story of queer cinema – DVD 3999In the shadow of the moon – DVD 3990My kid could paint that … Continue reading “Selected New Acquisitions This Week”

Se, jie = Lust, caution – DVD 4010
She’s gotta have it – DVD 4008
The boxer – DVD 4007
My left foot – DVD 4006
A room with a view – DVD 4005
Lake of fire – DVD 4000
Fabulous: the story of queer cinema – DVD 3999
In the shadow of the moon – DVD 3990
My kid could paint that – DVD 3986
Across the universe – DVD 3985
Hot fuzz – DVD 3984
No country for old men – DVD 3982
Rome: season 2 – DVD 3977 – 3981
Rome: season 1 – DVD 3971 – 3976

Smithsonian Film Series

The Smithsonian is presenting several French language films in conjunction with it’s Francophonie 2008: Celebrating Cultural Diversity in the French-Speaking WorldTHE WAY I SPENT THE END OF THE WORLD Tues., Mar. 25, 7 p.m.The Way I Spent the End of the World is a testament to the power of love to transcend even the most … Continue reading “Smithsonian Film Series”

The Smithsonian is presenting several French language films in conjunction with it’s Francophonie 2008: Celebrating Cultural Diversity in the French-Speaking World

THE WAY I SPENT THE END OF THE WORLD Tues., Mar. 25, 7 p.m.
The Way I Spent the End of the World is a testament to the power of love to transcend even the most tragic circumstances.

RETOUR À GORÉE Tues., Apr. 1, 7 p.m.
The musical road movie, Return to Gorée, tells of African singer Youssou N’Dour’s epic journey following the trail left by slaves and by the jazz music they invented.

WRESTLING GROUNDS ” THE CALL OF THE ARENA” Tues., Apr 8, 7 p.m.
Combining sporting prowess and fabulous music, this film dramatically demonstrates the cultural importance of wrestling in Senegal. Shamans and punching bags are the cornerstones of 17-year-old Nalla’s training in this colorful foray into the world of Senegalese wrestling.

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL Tues., Apr. 15, 7 p.m.
Official selection of the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, the Atlantic Film Festival and CINEFEST, this film adaptation of the Romeo Dallaire autobiography Shake Hands with the Devil, tells the personal journey of Dallaire through the 1994 Rwandan genocide and how Dallaire’s request for more aid went ignored by the United Nations.

Selected New Acquisitions This Week

Cruel & unusual – DVD 3969Frontline: growing up online – DVD 3966Summertime – DVD 3964Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban – DVD 3963Great expectations (1998) – DVD 3962A little princess – DVD 3961Idioterne = The idiots – DVD 3960A good year – DVD 3959

Cruel & unusual – DVD 3969
Frontline: growing up online – DVD 3966
Summertime – DVD 3964
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban – DVD 3963
Great expectations (1998) – DVD 3962
A little princess – DVD 3961
Idioterne = The idiots – DVD 3960
A good year – DVD 3959

Selected New Acquisitions This Week

Schlock: the secret history of American movies – DVD 3958The split horn: the life of a Hmong Shaman in America – DVD 3957Somersault – DVD 3955Fong juk = Exiled – DVD 3954The butcher boy – DVD 3952Becoming Jane – DVD 3953Assume the position with Mr. Wuhl – DVD 3951Of love and shadows – DVD 3950Broken … Continue reading “Selected New Acquisitions This Week”

Schlock: the secret history of American movies – DVD 3958
The split horn: the life of a Hmong Shaman in America – DVD 3957
Somersault – DVD 3955
Fong juk = Exiled – DVD 3954
The butcher boy – DVD 3952
Becoming Jane – DVD 3953
Assume the position with Mr. Wuhl – DVD 3951
Of love and shadows – DVD 3950
Broken English – DVD 3949
The safety of objects – DVD 3948
Born in flames – DVD 3947
Da hong deng long gao gao gua = Raise red lantern – DVD 3946
The Darjeeling Limited – DVD 3945
China: a century of revolution – DVD 3939
The corner – DVD 3937
Unchained memories: readings from the slave narratives – DVD 316

Selected New Acquisitions This Week

Fanny och Alexander = Fanny & Alexander – DVD 3888Following – DVD 3886O Fantasma = The Phantom – DVD 3885Holy smoke! – DVD 3884Ali – DVD 3883I [heart] Huckabees – DVD 3882Uzak = Distant – DVD 3881Sud sanaeha = Blissfully yours – DVD 3880Ingmar Bergman gor en film = Ingmar Bergman makes a movie – … Continue reading “Selected New Acquisitions This Week”

Fanny och Alexander = Fanny & Alexander – DVD 3888
Following – DVD 3886
O Fantasma = The Phantom – DVD 3885
Holy smoke! – DVD 3884
Ali – DVD 3883
I [heart] Huckabees – DVD 3882
Uzak = Distant – DVD 3881
Sud sanaeha = Blissfully yours – DVD 3880
Ingmar Bergman gor en film = Ingmar Bergman makes a movie – DVD 3879
Tystnaden = The silence – DVD 3878
Nattvardsgeasterna = Winter light – DVD 3877
Seasom i en spegel = Through a glass darkly – DVD 3876
I know where I’m going! – DVD 3864
A Canterbury tale – DVD 3863
Moolaade – DVD 3862
La guerre du feu = Quest for fire – DVD 3861
Im Juli = In July – DVD 3860
Odete = Two drifters off to see the world – DVD 3859
Black snake moan – DVD 3858
Ben-Hur (1925) & (1959) – DVD 3857
Rushmore – DVD 3856
Collateral – DVD 3855
Vers le sud = Heading south – DVD 3854
Les Sanguinaires = The Sanguinaires – DVD 3853
Once upon a time in Mexico – DVD 3851
The descent – DVD 3850
The day the earth stood still – DVD 3849
Sud pralad = Tropical malady – DVD 3848
Sang sattawat = Syndromes and a century – DVD 3847
Shi gan = Time – DVD 3845
Bin-jip = 3 iron – DVD 3844
Samaria = Samaritan girl: a dark tale of revenge – DVD 3843
Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai = Triad election – DVD 3842
Hak se wui = Election – DVD 3841